Weed killer



Dec. 4, 1951 J LEE 2,577,687

WEED KILLER Filed DEC. 5, 1949 2 SHEETSSHEET l 'II ".VIIIIIIIIIIIII J IIIIIIQy FRED J. LEE,

INVENTOR.

A TTORNEK F. J. LEE

WEED KILLER Dec. 4, 1951 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 Filed Dec 5, 1949 FRED J. LEE,

INVENTOR.

ATTORNEK Patented Dec. 4, 1 951 WEED Li B'I ma...ttee,rasaaem.oaur.

f Applieation llecernber 5, 1949, Serial'No. 131,237

tainer fordispensing a liquid suitablefor killing weeds. I

An object of-the invention is to provide a valve.

controlled dispenserwhich is portable and having dimensions such thatthefoperator' may remain erect while holding; the upper end of the device in'the handand with the lower end-thereofengageable with the weed on the ground'to operate.

the valve and guide fluidto the weed. A- further object is to-provide a valve controlled container suitable for the above purpose and wherein the device is operated by pushing the lower end.of-

the device-against a-weed ontheground Afurther object is to provide a valve con'trolled dispenser wherein the liquid contents ofiacontainer.

flow by. gravity..to a lowervalve. controlled; port, with provisions;iordischargingonly a small quanty of the fluid each time the valve.;.is-operated..

A further object is to provide valve arrangements. in different. forms which. will direct. flow of. the. liquid .over. the. leaves. of the weed, with or...without. alsoflowing.tov the.center. of .the weed.

In.one..form of the. invention, aconstant flow isv preventedv when the device is, fullvoperated, the dispenser serving. in effect, todelivera. measured quantity suchas a .teaspooniul of the. liquid when, the. device, is operated. In anotherform, the .fiowis continuous.

A further, object of the .inventio n,.is to provide valve controlled. di pens rs. wh ch. re simple. in

construction and operation and wherein. the con- Fig. 1 is a perspe ctive View.of-one form of a weed killer according to the present invention.

i .1. n ni rsease titnalyiew 9.5.1 11? e ic of Fig. 1 with'partshrolgen away, showing. .the

outlet valve. in closed. position.

Fig. 3 is a sectional View corresponding to Fig. 2 showing the valves in; position. to deliver a measured quantity of fluid.

' Fig; 4 is a sectional view on line oil Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged longitudinal 'secti'onalview of a preferred form of the invention, with the casingloroken away.

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other material; Sleeve. B- atits upper end has a wall- 7' havinga central guide aperture 8 for a wire itserving as a valve stem and-a plurality of other apertures llbserving as ports for-admit ting the liduidin the container Zi'nto the interior of the sleeve 6 from which such liquid flows into the chamber H of a valve casing in theformof an inverted conicalplasticmember i2; The valve casing It at its upper'end or basehas-asocket- 93411 which the lower end of the tubular. casing 2" is cemented-or o-iherwisesecured; The lower end or apexzil=of-casingl 2 hasanapere ture M through which the wire 9 passes, the aperture i4 being somewhatlar-gerthanthesize of-the wire 9 so that fluid will flow-irom cham-ber H. and down the wire 9; when the valve'w: is operated Preferably thelowerend 29 of casingl. Zuis alsoprovidedwith aplurality, such as four, ports indicated at 3t;these-portsslantingputin adownward direction. so asJto alsodischarge. someof. the liquid indivergingst'reams indicated. at. SiLinFig. l.when.valve.l5 is operated.

The .valve i5 is aspherical .rubber...device having.a central aperture "5-; into which the Wire Si is. inserted. The. valve [5... remains. in. position. fixed. to theiwire..iiebyflfriction,- onsuit'able cement maybe employed...if..desir'ed; The inner..end of: valve. 1. 5.. has a Washer ll whichibearsagainst an. upset portion 32 on the wire. iii-which. servesjv as. a. stoptoprevent inwardmovement. Valve. 15 is. urged. to. its. closed; positiononconical seat I8; shown in Fig. 2 .by. ahtensionspring. l9; having its upper endZflsuitably. secured torthel.inner end of.Wire 9., for..examp1e,.by extending through. n. aperture. 33..therein.. whi1e...its..o.ther end=.34s. ed to alug; 3.8.1011. theiwall .1; of. sleeved. Fixed. to. .Wire. 91s. a... rub er. dis 35; servin asa valve... to close the ports J0;-wh en..the valvell51 is .opene a Valve-35 rests on .a metaldisk 3-'.,.prevented from. outward v ment al ne; W fi byan upset. orl n 9f the. W re- V lves. #5 and-- .5.. acel n ppo irect ns; andare fixed to wire 9. spacediaparta, distance. ss than he is an e. etween: heir. e ne tiv ea c-t at e th r fihesewalv s can be losed;

wh t et r sp nthe order of.35;inches,,so that the operator may.

emai i n ect; s ioaawhil 1 holdin he n n the. an t ted-a 2 5F 'r ith. h notitz nwntac aw. r r entr st-.

chamber H may be of the order of a teaspoonful so that only this amount of liquid will be discharged when the device is operated, constant flow from the container 2 being prevented if the user pushes down on the cap 4 sufficiently to close the valve 35 against the ports 10. This is the normal and preferred operation of the device although if, for some reason, the user should desire a continuous flow, this could be obtained by pushing down on the cap only a slight amount so that both the valves 35 and I5 are held open at the same time.

The weed killer l is operated by simply pressing down on the cap 4 with the foot 24 in contact with the weed 26, whereupon valve I5 is opened and valve 35 is preferably closed to allow a limited and measured quantity of liquid to run down the wire 9 and its extension 22, to the foot 24,

and also flow out of the plurality of ports 30 onto the leaves of the weed 26. The flow, can be stopped at any time by simply releasing the pressure on the cap 4 to allow spring I9 to close the valve l5. When valve 15 is moved to closed position, valve 35 moves to open position to allow liquid from the container 2 to pass through ports l into the chamber ll, ready for the next operation.

On pushing down on the cap 21 to open valve l5, when the casing 2 is raised, valve l on being moved to closed position by spring I9, forces the liquid in front of it out of the ports 14, 30. The reason for this is that the diameter of the hemispherical head of valve l5, as measured crosswise of stem 9,,is about four-fifths the diameter of its chamber when valve I5 is open as shown in Fig. 3, and when open, the head of valve I5 is about half way between inner port In and outer ports 14, 30, whereby valve l5 acts somewhat as a plunger in ejecting the liquid in front of it. Hence, if the user does not hold down on cap 4 until all the liquid in chamber II has run out, valve I5 pushes out a substantial part of such remainder.

In the preferred form of the invention shown in Fig. 5, the weed killer 50 is similar to the one shown in Figs. 1 to 4 except as follows. In this case, the valve casing 5| is a molding of plastic material having at its inner end a socket 52 having a cylindrical side wall 53 and an end wall 54. The insert 55 is also a molding of thermoplastic material having at its inner end a wall 56 having ports 57 and a bearing aperture 58 for the wire valve operator 59 as previously described. The insert 55 fits in the lower end of the transparent casing 60 and at its lower end has a flange 6| on which the lower end of casing 60 rests as indicated at 62. The flange 6| projects to the same diameter as the diameter of casing 60 and both thereof fit in the side wall 53, and the outer end 63 of the flange 6| fits against shoulder 54, the parts being suitably cemented together.

The rubber valve 64 has an annular semicircular bead at its lower end which serves as a valve face to contact the conical bore 66 of the valve casing 5 l. slipping upwardly on the operator 59 as it is backed by a metal disk 61 which serves as a spring retainer for the lower end of spring 68, the upper end of which bears against wall 56. The retainer 61 has a central aperture 69 through which the valve operator 59 passes, retainer 61 being soldered to operator 59 as indicated at 70.

Around the operator 59 and outwardly of the valve head 64 is arranged a plurality of discharge.

Valve head 61 is prevented from 4 ports H, three being shown. The outer end of valve casing 5| has a, central aperture 12 to serve as a bearing for the operator 59 which slides snugly therein at the outer end of aperture 12 as indicated at 13 to prevent any substantial flow of liquid at this point and confine it to the ports II. To permit the draft of the die, the ports II and the bearing aperture 72 are arranged on parallel axes and taper out in an inward direction as indicated at 14 and 75. The cap 76 is provided with a vent 11 to admit air when valve 64 is open, this vent not being necessary in the form shown in Figs. 1 to 4 as air leaks in around the operator 22 when the valve 15 is open. 7

The weed killers l and have been constructed and tested and found to operate as above described and be quite satisfactory for the purpose. They are very easy to manipulate as the devices are light in weight, substantially less than one-half pound when empty, and it is a simple matter to hold the device like a cane and guide the foot 24 into contact with a weed and push on handle 4 or 76 while remaining erect and walking about the garden.

While a preferred use of the invention is for the purpose of killing weeds, other types of liquids may be used instead.

This application is a continuation in part of application Serial No. 107,400, filed July 29, 1949, for Weed Killer.

Various modifications may be made in the invention without departing from the spirit of the following claims.

I claim:

1. A liquid dispenser comprising a portable liquid container, said container at its lower end having a casing having a valve chamber, a downwardly closing valve for said valve chamber,

- spring means for urging said valve to closed position, said valve having an operator extending outwardly from said chamber, said chamber having a plurality of discharge ports controlled by said valve and arranged around said operator, said casing comprising a molding of plastic material, said casing having an outer end having a central bearing aperture for said operator, said bearing aperture and said ports tapering out in a direction inwardly of the lower end of said casing and said bearing aperture and said ports having parallel axes, said operator snugly fitting the outer end of said bearing aperture whereby flow from said chamber is mainly through said ports.

2. A liquid dispenser according to claim 1 wherein said casing is conical.

FRED J. LEE.

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